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The sin started when David continued to desire her knowing that she was a married woman. It got worse when he committed the physical act of adultery, followed by the sin of murder.
The other stuff is prudence. It would have probably been...
I have heard it said that David's sin with Bathsheba began when he stayed in Jerusalem when he should have gone out to battle. We read in 2 Samuel 11:1, But David remained at Jerusalem. A preacher I listened to recently made the comment that...
1 John 3:4 - Sin is transgressing against the Father’s instructions.
A modern example would be a man seeing a beautiful young woman. He desires her, so he approaches her and asks if she has a man. Neither the man - nor the woman are in sin. If...
1 John 3:4 - Sin is transgressing against the Father’s instructions.
A modern example would be a man seeing a beautiful young woman. He desires her, so he approaches her and asks if she has a man. Neither the man - nor the woman are in sin. If...
I totally agree. This is the foundational difference between those who believe it is right and just for a man to have one wife or more, and those who believe it is a sin for any man to have more than one wife.
If one starts his or her thinking...
She may of assumed all the fighting men went to war.
David's sin wasn't the fact that he didn't go to war. After all, he has had his fair share of battles throughout the years. Furthermore, the Father in Heaven's Instructions allows men to...
I guarantee if western society followed the instructions from the Father in Heaven - more girls would be getting married at 18 versus going out to college.
Reasoning: There is a bride price for taking a virgin, and a commandment to take her as...
I totally agree. This is the foundational difference between those who believe it is right and just for a man to have one wife or more, and those who believe it is a sin for any man to have more than one wife.
If one starts his or her thinking...
She may of assumed all the fighting men went to war.
David's sin wasn't the fact that he didn't go to war. After all, he has had his fair share of battles throughout the years. Furthermore, the Father in Heaven's Instructions allows men to...
My orderly mind has thought this from the beginning of this Forum, and I have complained to @nathan many times to "clean things up." But along the way, I have gained a bit more grace for it, not completely for sure, but I view it as a natural...
I may get banned for even posting.
My wife and I got married at 18 and are still married 42 years later.
Some states allow you to marry at 16 with your parents permission.
As for David I agree that he sinned first when he covted his neighbor's...
My orderly mind has thought this from the beginning of this Forum, and I have complained to @nathan many times to "clean things up." But along the way, I have gained a bit more grace for it, not completely for sure, but I view it as a natural...